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くゎいん・くぁいん : kwain | define meaning
kwain
Pronunciation: [kʷaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- (Informal) To eat. See also: かむん kamun.
- To gain
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese verb くらう【喰らう・食らう】 kurau, meaning "to eat, to consume" and, by extension, "to receive, to get".
意味：たべる【食べる】、くう【食う】
Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Neg. Perfective |
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Plain |
PRED |
kwayun |
kwatan |
kwaan |
kwaantan |
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ATT |
kwayuru |
kwataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kwatoon |
kwatootan |
kwateewuran |
kwateewurantan |
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ATT |
kwatooru |
kwatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kwaasun |
kwaachan |
kwaasan |
kwaasantan |
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ATT |
kwaasuru |
kwaacharu |
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Passive, Potential |
PRED |
kwaariyun |
kwaaritan |
kwaariran |
kwaarirantan |
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ATT |
kwaariyuru |
kwaaritaru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kwateen |
kwateetan |
kwateeneen |
kwateeneentan |
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ATT |
kwateeru |
kwateetaru |
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In preparation/in advance (-te oku) |
PRED |
kwatoochun |
kwatoochan |
kwateeukan |
kwateeukantan |
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ATT |
kwatoochuru |
kwatoocharu |
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Desidirative (adjective paradigm) |
PRED |
kwai-busan |
kwai-busatan |
kwai-bushikoo neen kwai-bushikoo neeran |
kwai-bushikoo neentan kwai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kwai-busaru |
kwai-busataru |
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Affirmative |
Negative |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kwara |
– |
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“seems” |
kwayuru-haji
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kwaan-haji |
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Imperative-Prohibitive |
kwari |
kwanna |
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Conjunctive-Participle |
kwati |
– |